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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2017, Vol. 16 Issue (03): 725-734    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61488-0
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Cow manure and cow manure-derived biochar application as a soil amendment for reducing cadmium availability and accumulation by Brassica chinensis L. in acidic red soil
Yasmin Khan Kiran1, Ali Barkat2, 3, CUI Xiao-qiang1, FENG Ying1, PAN Feng-shan1, TANG Lin1,  YANG Xiao-e1

1 Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health/Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R.China

2 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P.R.China

3 National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad 45500, Pakistan

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Abstract  Organic amendment is a promising, in situ phytostabilization approach to alleviate the phytotoxic effects of heavy metal contaminated soils.  The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of cow manure (CM) and its derived biochar (CMB) as a soil amendment on cadmium (Cd) availability and accumulation in  low and  high Cd-accumulating cultivars of Brassica chinensis L. grown in an acidic red soil.  CM and CMB were applied to Cd-contaminated acidic red soil at the rates of 0, 3.0 and 6.0% (w/w).  Application of CMB was significantly more effective than that of CM, as it reduced the availability of Cd in soil by 34.3–69.9% and its bioaccumulation in the low Cd accumulator, Aijiaoheiye 333, by 51.2 and 67.4%, respectively.  The addition of CMB significantly increased the extractability and accumulation of trace metals (Zn, Mn, Fe, and Cu) by plants and improved plant biomass production.  CMB application, combined with utilizing low Cd accumulating cultivars represents a new, sustainable strategy to alleviate the toxic effects on Cd and improve food safety.
Keywords:  Brassica chinensis      biochar      cow manure      red soil      phytostabilization      trace metals  
Received: 05 April 2016   Accepted:
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This work was financially supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2012AA100405) and from Zhejiang University Innovative Research Funds, China (2015FZA6008).

Corresponding Authors:  YANG Xiao-e, E-mail: xeyang@zju.edu.cn    

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Yasmin Khan Kiran, Ali Barkat, CUI Xiao-qiang, FENG Ying, PAN Feng-shan, TANG Lin, YANG Xiao-e . 2017. Cow manure and cow manure-derived biochar application as a soil amendment for reducing cadmium availability and accumulation by Brassica chinensis L. in acidic red soil. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 16(03): 725-734.

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